Guggenheim Museum USA

1. Guggenheim Museum USA

2. be meant to : be intended to The new restriction on the use of plastic bags is meant to be an effective way to reduce “white pollution”. on an occasion VS. on occasion People should pay attention to their etiquette on formal occasions. Modern people need to relax by traveling to the countryside on occasion.

3. grade school: (US) = primary school • establish…as: He established him as an artist. 他已被公认为著名的艺术家。 • individualistic = different • dwelling, noun, formal: place to live in; • in harmony with : in a good relationship with The best result is that the economic development is in harmony with environmental protection. • insist on / upon : do sth without easy give-up; insistence (n.) • obstinacy, noun stubbornness • genius, noun ingenious, adj: = clever, an ingenious invention • obstinacy (n. u.): the quality of not easily changing mind or decision; obstinate (adj.): stubborn

4. committed a committed Christian be committed to : 1.献身于，致力于 He was committed to the cause of world peace. 2. 许下承诺 I’ve been committed to attending the farewell dinner for a long time now. to draw up / conceive / formulate a plan (eg.): to make a plan The committee drew up a plan to revive traditional Chinese rituals and customs among young people.

5. conventional, adj = traditional • convention, noun, 更多用法： • 1, The main purpose of the US Democratic Party Convention is to elect a candidate for President. • 2, The convention is now calling for research papers. • 3, It’s a western convention that men should open doors for women and walk after them. • 4, He’s a slave to convention. Don’t hope to change his ideas. • 5, The Geneva Convention is about the treatment of prisoners of war.

6. insula-: isolate, separate (insular, peninsular, insulate…) insulate an electric wire with rubber用橡皮使线绝缘 Her parents tried to insulate her from dangerous influences. 她的父母试图把她与危险的影响隔绝。 Living in a high building tends to insulate us from the real life of the city.住在高楼大厦中容易使我们与城市的现实生活相隔绝。

7. ramp: 斜坡 parking ramp • skylight：天窗 • in defense of : to defend In defense of his speed driving, the man said he must rush to hospital to see his father who was dying.

8. distract the attention of visitors: distract = dis + tract • distract 搭配 1, distract sb from sth: Tom admits that watching TV sometimes distracts him from his homework. 2, Any music can’t distract my attention! 3, Don’t be distracted by appearance. 4, He gets distracted rather easily. • masterpiece 杰作，著作。 • fatigue：tiredness =weariness

9. counteract [counter- : 反向的]：抵消,中和 He has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure. clockwise, counterclockwise counterrevolutionary counterpart • descend = go down (from a place) ≠ ascend descendants ≠ ancestors Some critics claim that most of young people have lost the traditional values descending from the older generations.

10. to define a magnificent space : to be a very important place The Forbidden City defines a magnificent space in the city of Beijing.

11. a compulsory stop on even the most basic tour of NY. • Compulsory, adj: something that must be done, required by rules or laws • Military service is compulsory in South Korea. • China offers compulsory education to pupils at the age of 6 or 7. • English is a compulsory subject in Chinese high schools.

12. stark (adj.): complete, total • in defiance of (eg.): disregard of; regardless of Many houses were built in defiance of the building regulations in the city center. Workers went on strike in defiance of union policy. • to work out (eg.): to find a solution The Chinese government is eager to work out a plan to raise its green GDP.